Similar Figures
Similar Figures: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Scale Factor, Similar Figures, Difference between Similar Figures and Congruent Figures and, Similarity of Two Polygons
Important Questions on Similar Figures
Two polygons of the same number of sides are similar, if their corresponding sides are ______.

The difference between congruence and similarity of triangles is that similar shapes can be resized versions of the same shape, whereas _____figures have identical lengths.

Two polygons of the same number of sides are similar, if their corresponding angles are ______ .

What are the differences between similar triangles and congruent triangles?

Calculate the scale factor of the following enlargements of the blue shape.

In the question shape is transformed to shape . Find the scale factor.


In the diagram below is an enlargement of . Find the scale factor for the enlargement.

In the diagram below is an enlargement of . Find the scale factor for the enlargement.


is a parallelogram, is a point on . Such that is a point on such that If meets at , then is

State which pair of quadrilaterals are similar

In the figure, is a right angle, and . The area of the quadrilateral is

is a parallelogram, is a point on such that . is a point on such that . If meets at , then is

Through a point on the hypotenuse of a right triangle, lines are drawn parallel to the legs of the triangle so that the triangle is divided into a square and two smaller right triangles. The area of one of the two small right triangles is times the area of the square. The ratio of the area of the other small right triangles to the area of the square is

is a quadrilateral piece of land in which . The land has been divided into three part as shown in the figure. If , and , then the length of
